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Global Dialogue & Youth Day: Circular Economy Model of Waste ManagementDate:Monday, 17th February – Tuesday, 18th February 2025: UNEP Global DialogueWednesday, 19th February 2025: Youth DayVenue: UNEP-IETC Office, Osaka, Japan

Event Report: Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai Theme Week Pre-event x “Inochi Forum” Action Panel “Protecting Our Planet and Future - Action Plastic PollutionDate: Sunday, September 29, 2024, 13:00-16:40

Circular waste management is a priority for West Asia 17 - 18 September 2024, Manama, Bahrain - A two-day technical meeting focused on extended producer responsibility (EPR) was held in Manama, bringing together participants from government authorities responsible for waste management across the West Asia region.  

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UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP-IETC) has been actively engaged in raising awareness of gender issues in waste management.

 UNEP-IETC officer participated as a lecturer in the following two events held at Hankyu Department Store:

June 2023, UNEP International Environment Technology Centre celebrated World Environment Day by hosting a webinar and an event with Kaiyukan Aquarium in Osaka, Japan. The event aimed to raise awareness, inspire action, and mobilize individuals and organizations towards a zero-waste society.

 October 30, 2022 - the United Nations Environment Programme and Kaiyukan Aquarium hold a joint event "Only One Earth - Save our oceans, our irreplaceable planet" in Osaka.     

This year, UNEP-IETC is celebrating its 30th anniversary since the establishment in 1992. IETC@30 webpage is now available from the link below:  >>>IETC@30 Webpage<<<

Happy International Women’s Day!

UNEP Sustainability is a new initiative that started in June 2020. This new original animation explains the project -What is it? What do they do? What does "sustainability actions" mean? https://youtu.be/cm8WzuzQnzc 

A new video on marine plastic pollution by Osaka City is now available on their Youtube Channel.  Osaka, a host city of the G20 summit held in June 2019, created a video that explains the current issue of marine plastic litter. It also introduces Japanese technologies and products that are contributing to pollution reduction for the sustainable future.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kUoM6c4y90 

In celebration of International Women’s Day, UNEP-IETC would like to introduce some of our gender work in recent years. 

In view of current Covid-19 situation, UNEP IETC office has been temporarily closed and all staff members are working remotely.  Please note that we are not able to answer phone calls during the office closure. E-mail ietc@un.org for any inquiries.  Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.